"It's Time for State Voters to Scrap It"

"When the jungle primary was placed before state voters in 2010, its advocates argued that it would increase voter participation by opening up previously closed primary elections to nonpartisan voters. Though volumes of election statistics show that nonpartisan voters tend to be less engaged in politics than party members, the jungle system's champions insisted that given the chance to vote in primary elections, the nonpartisans would flock to the polls and overall participation would rise.
"It hasn't worked out that way."


Harold Meyerson in the Los Angeles Times criticizes California's open primaries.